1. DVI - Noun
2. DVI - Proper noun
DVI
Initialism of Digital Visual Interface.
DVI (plural DVIs)
(computing) Initialism of device independent file format.
A DVI file could then either be viewed on screen or converted to a suitable format for any of the various printers for which a device driver existed (printer support was generally not an operating system feature at the time that TeX was created). Source: Internet
DVI files can only contain references to typefaces, rather than the sets of raster or vector glyphs that other formats like PostScript allow. Source: Internet
Consequently, the glyphs in the typefaces need to be accessed whenever a request is made to view, print or convert a DVI file. Source: Internet
Nowadays, pdfTeX is often used, which bypasses DVI generation altogether. Source: Internet
Connect a DVI monitor to a single-mode DisplayPort output from your. Source: Internet
I wanted to rid myself of the monitor power bricks and USB powered DVI to DisplayPort converters that those Korean monitors required. Source: Internet